On World Press Freedom Day, Amnesty International UK are calling for increased protection for journalists working to uncover human rights abuses in the UK. Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty...

At least four people have been killed, more than 200 injured and 205 arrested during state repression of protests across Venezuela since 30 April, Amnesty International has confirmed. Erika Guevara...

Responding to the United States Department of Defense report to Congress on civilian casualties from US military operations, Daphne Eviatar, the Director of Security With Human Rights at Amnesty...

The Joint Human Rights Committee accused Facebook and Twitter of failing to do enough to protect female MPs and other public figures from online abuse during an evidence session yesterday (1 May)...

The District Court of The Hague today issued an interim ruling in the case brought by Esther Kiobel and three other women with regard to Shell’s involvement in the unlawful arrest, detention and...

Congress 1 May reporting deadline looming Recent research shows more than 1,600 deaths in Raqqa and at least 14 in Somalia from US-led operations ‘We hope to finally see an honest assessment of the...

Lyra McKee was due to speak at the Amnesty International and Queen’s Film Theatre World Press Freedom Day event Amnesty International and the Queen’s Film Theatre have announced that an event in...

New Amnesty International report shows Ecuadorian authorities are failing to prevent attacks against Amazonian Women environmental defenders Women have faced death threats, physical abuse, and one...

Harrowing investigation details instances of rape and abuse against children unlawfully detained in a maximum-security prison ‘To detain children with adults in the full knowledge that they may be...

Mehdi Sohrabifar (l) and Amin Sedaghat (r) (Credit: Private) Cousins Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat apparently unaware they were to be executed until moments beforehand Pair, arrested aged 15...